Great Plains NTA2007 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 30)

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Hitching Tractor to Drill
Crushing Hazard:
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed
between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place any part of
your body between drill and moving tractor. Stop tractor
engine and set tractor parking brake before attaching cables
and hoses.
1. With the drill still on the parking jack , check that
the drill cart frame is level. See “Heights and
Levelling” on page 32 for details on setting level.
Implement Lift and Speed Error Risks:
The frame must be level both for proper operation of the
implement, and to avoid frequent re-calibration of the speed
radar.
Refer to Figure 5
2.
Move the tractor to near hitching position. Put the
tractor in Park and shut down the tractor. If the
tractor draw bar height is incompatible with the drill
hitch height, move and/or invert the hitch to match.
Hitch Failure Risk:
The hitch may be mounted inverted if necessary, but always
have two (2) bolts in two holes of both tongue and hitch. See
“Heights and Levelling” on page 32 for hitch adjustments.
3. Remove hitch pin.
Back tractor to align draw bar and drill hitch.
Shut down tractor and remove key.
4. Use parking jack to lower drill tongue onto tractor
draw bar. Secure hitch to bar with pin. Secure pin
with any means provided.
5. Securely attach safety chain to a tractor anchor of
sufficient strength to control the drill in the event of a
hitch failure.
6. Use crank to raise jack foot. Remove pin and jack.
Refer to Figure 6
7.
Store jack on stob inside right tongue tube.
8. Connect hydraulic hoses (page 27).
9. Connect brake hoses (option, page 28).
10. Connect electrical cables (page 29).
Figure 5
Hitch on Parking Jack
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Figure 6
Parking Jack Stored
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